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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11
Puiuam in the House.

Our County is deeply Interested in sew
eral matters now under consideration i'll
the House of Representatives. The bill
introduced by Mr.. Hind to define the
boundary between Putnam and Marion
only divides strip of disputed territory
and runs the new line with divisions of
Township, Range and Section so that no
mistake can be made and no expense
need be incurred for a survey.
But the bill ignores the wishes of sew
eral communities like Kerr City and
Wyoma, which are much more cOnven-
iently situated for travel to Palatka
than to Ocala and therefore preferred to
cast their lots with Putnam rather than
Marion. This has been made necessary
by the determined opposition of Marion's
representatives to the loss of any terri
tory, even to crafty the plainly ex-
pressed wishes of some of her citizens.
Within few days bill will be pre-
scented to the House asking the division
OF Putnam, SO that some of her territory
may enter into the new county of
Vogelbach is now in Tallahassee with his
maps and petitions, and asks that the
new line run down To Interlachen and
across to the Ocklawaha. This will ne
cessitate the resignation of a big terri
tory and many valuable citizens, and we
should be glad to hear from those most
Interested on this subject. At present
there is little prospect of the passage of
the bill, because both in the Senate and
House our representatives are opposed to
it. We shall publish copy of the bill
as soon as introduced and keep the pub
lie informed rs to its fate. Meantime
any expression of popular feeling by pc
tition or otherwise is highly advisable.
Mr. Hind has secured favorable re-
port from the Committee ON Railroads
and Canals recommending the 'incorpor-
alton of the Etoniah Canal Company and
we hope the first step looking To the
completion of this highly commendabl,
enterprise will soon be taken.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11
The Confederate Flag.

Two hours afterwards the ladies
of Montgomery had made the first Con
federate flag. 1t was of merino, and was
run up over the State House at Mont
gomery and loudly cheered. The stars
and bars were not. however, a success
as a battle flag. Gen. joe Johnston tells
me that it was too much like the stars
and stripes and that the two could not
be distinguished from each other in the
fighting. Gen. Beauregard saws that af-
ter the battle of Bull Run many persons
of both armies thought that the other
side had put up the enemies flag a. a
decOy. and after this johnson and Beau
regard decided to adopt a new battle
flag. Johnston at first wanted each
regiment to use its State colors. but this
was found impracticable and another
flag was chosen, and in this think Gen.
Joe Johnston had something to do with
the invention of the design. The de-
sign as settled upon by him and Beaure-
gard became the battle flag Of the Con
federacy. and il was afterwards adopted
as such by the Confederate Congress at
Richmond.
This flag is known a. the Southern
| Cross 1t has a red field. with two wide
blue bars running diagonally from one
| corner to the other. and ON these bars
Were white or gold stars equal in num-
Der To the States of the Confederacy.
| This was really the flag Of the Confed-
eracy, and il has more right to the name
than the stars and bars. A design sim
| liar To il was presented to the Montgom-
cry Convention by William Porcher
Miles. and there is such a design in this
old scrap-book. The stars and bars,
however, got the preference. They be-
came known the country over as the
Confederate flag. and they will probably
go into history as such.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11
Long Life To the New Paper.

Florida Herald
The company of gentlemen into whose
hands the Jacksonville Morning Netrs
has fallen, aud by whom it will he con-
Quoted. includes some of the most influ-
entail and respected business men of
Jacksonville. These gentlemen enjoy
deservedly the respect and esteem of the
community. and their newspaper
will doubtless thrive under the
management of the very respect
able board of directors who
have it in charge. With Mr.. Merrill. the
editor, We have no more than a casual
personal acquaintance, but we have
heard from those who know him well.
that he is a gentleman and a scholar, a
brilliant writer and a true man. Upon
this commentator We extend to HIM n
courteous welcome. and believe that We
shall find him valuable accession to our
citizenship
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11

edge on the subject, and the
before it than that involved in full and
fair investigation of this transaction.
Let the proofs all come outlet the scru-
tiny be exposed to the full light of day
and let the people have every opportunity
of passing intelligent Judgment ON the
verdict of the judges themselves. Only
thus can the matter be settled once for
all, and only thus can the public be salts
fed
The agreement between Bloxham and
Disston was signed on May Is, 1851
the F1oridian made the first announce
ment on the 21st. and the sale was re-
ported to the Board on May 30
But the sale was an open Sc
cret with many long before the
F7oridian announced it. Gov. Bloxham S
own account of the sale is as follows:
Il arrived i'm Philadelphia on May o.
and failing to get as large a cash offer as
the Board required, l went to New York
and there spent the 18th and 18th days
of May, and while there talked with Mr..
Little and Mr.. Willard about a sale of
the Internal Improvement lands, but
seeing no prospect of making sale
there / returned to- Philadelphia ON the
night of the 18th, and consummated
the sale to Disston on the 18th, and re-
ceived a certificate of deposit for 500,
900 on the 18th. Returning to Flor
ida through Washington. l reached
home on the cath of May. | found that
there were two members of the Board of
Trustees at the capital who, with myself,
made a quorum. | submitted the con-
tract to- them and they expressed them
selves as satisfied with it, and the certifi-
cate of deposit was turned over to the
Treasurer After consultation it was
agreed that the formal ratification of the
contract should be deferred until the two
absent members of the Board should
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11
The BlOxham-Di>sten Sale.

The sale consummatetl by the articles
of agreement entered into on June l, 1881
between the trustees of the Internal I'm
prosement Fund of the State of Florida
and Hamilton Disston is again of public
concern To our people. We therefore
publish to-day, for the first time, the
! original agreement entered into between
VIM ID. Bioxham as agent of the Board
of Trustees and Mr.. Disstou. Ii has been
claimed that Gov. Bloxham was not
the controlling spirit of that Board and
that he was responsible for the sale
only as one of the Trustees.
But Bloxham has already taken
the full measure of credit due for that
transaction, and if subsequent investiga-
tions prove that. like the Drainage
Deeds, the sale was ''stupendous mis-
take the original agreement now pub
lished shows that he must reap the tares
as well as the wheat With the facts as
known TO US until lately, THE PALATKA
NEWS thoroughly endorsed the sale as
the wisest measure possible ut the time.
(. We sincerely hope that this view may
yet be proven the correct one. But the
public has n right to full knowl-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11
BALLOONS OF LATHER.
A Nevada Lake Which the Wind Blow,
into Soapsud--

a Nevada Lake Which the Wind Blows
into Soapsuds-
Virginia City Enterprise
Mono Lake is full of soda, borax and
other minerals in solution. The water
of both Owens and Mono Lakes is a nat
ural detergent. The dirtiest and greasi-
est of clothing is made clean in a half a
minute by simply rinsing the article in
the lake 1t fathers naturally when agi-
tated. When there is "a high wind a wall
of suds three or four feet in height Is
seen along that shore upon which the
waves beat. This quivering wall-in
which are seen all the colors of the rain
bow and as many beauties as are shown
by the kaleidoscope-would grow to a
height of ten or twelve feet before
toppling over, but that when it at
tains certain height the winds catches
it up and watts great balls of it far in
land. Some of these floating balloons of
lather are rs big flour barrel. As the
prevailing winds are from the west, all
vegetation on the western shore of the
lakes is killed for a distance of many
rods. When there are unusually high
winds the balls of suds are blown so far
inland as to reach clumps of willows and
other bushes, the leaves of which are
then seen to be scorched rs though by
fire. The water, Just as it comes from
the lakes, would make an excellent
shampoo for the use of BARRIERS; and the
solid matter resulting from evaporation
would make IA fine washing powder for
laundry use.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11

House Bill No. 81 which requires the
payment of the .capitation tax as pre-
requisite to the exercise of the franchise
has been ordered printed and will be
made the special order for this afternoon.
AS to the particular provisions of the
bill we are as yet uniformed, but with
the broad principle it enunciates the
PALATKA NEWS has always been in hear
ty accord and earnestly advocated its in
sertion into the Constitution. The man
who does not pay his poll tax certainly
has too little interest in the welfare of
the State ~ entitle him To a voice in its
government. ''No representation with
ont taxation"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11
THE DAILY NEWS

THE DAILY NEWS Is published every morn
ing, except Monday, and delivered by carriers
in the city, mailed, postage free, 81 for three
months, "a for six months, or s. per annum-
column paper, published every Friday, con-
tanning all the news of the week, local and
general IL is the largest and handsomest
weekly paper published in Florida; and will be
mailed, postage free, for 81 IA year, or 20 cents
for six months Specimen copies free to any
address.
Local advertisements. ID cents per line for
first Insertion, and 10 cents per line for each
Der line. Reduced rates on continued adver-
tisements.
AN advertising bills become due pro rata
every month. Special and short-time payable
In advance.
All remittances should be made by express,
money -order registered letter.
Address THE NEWS,
PALATkA FLORIDA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11
Another Presidential Bee Born.

A striking change has come over the
spirit of Secretary Endicott. For nearly
two years he has been Inaccessible 10
any one who did not support a coat-Of-
arms. But suddenly the Secretary of
War has become democratic. The doors
of his office are thrown open. and those
who wish TO have converse with a well
authenticated case of Mayfower ances-
try are free to enter ut will The change
is warmly welcomed by all who have
business with the War Department.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11

The London Times says the Government
has sanctioned the Newfoundland bait
bill. This sanction has been long with
held, under the circumstances of the
French Government. The bill is as hos
tile in its provisions to the American
fishermen as any of the Canadian legis-
lation. The failure to sanction it hereto
fore has nearly caused rebellion in
Newfoundland
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11
Tin Pan Thunder.

Philadelphia Record
The thunderboit with which that Ju-
piter of journalism, the London THun-
derer, sought to transfix Parnell. zig
Jagged wide of its mark. 1t seems to
have been tin pan thunder, and the ac-
companying electricity a false fash
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11

The Kentucky Justice of the Peace who
reversed the decision of the Court of APP
peals, and discharged a prisoner ON writ
of habeas corpus has been arrested. He
will probably know some law after his
trial
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11

A Is-year-old scholar in the district
school near Vanlalia. HIS. took a swal-
low from his ink bottle the other day to
see how it would taste. The next morn
ing he died His physician said that the
ink contained q deadly poison.-New
York Sun
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11

itIIcslIII T-NtI-I IFeIIsSfdI.
The agony As Ia whether Cleveland
would accept a nomination for a second
term Is confined to the Republican
bosom. The Democratic heart has been
for him ever since he walked the frame
of Mr.. Blaine in such business like
way.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11

Queen Nictoria's jubilee viii be offici-
ally celebrated in Canalla the alst of
June, the authorities of the various cities
having agreed upon that day.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11
THE ORIGINAL.
First DisstOn- BlOxham Contract
The Phiiads phia Articles Which Were Entered into
on May 10 and Published Iune 81. 1881.

Articles of Agreement entered into this
Sixteenth day of May, A. ID, 1881, be-
tween William ID. Bloxham, Governor
of the State of Florida, and ex-officio
President of the Board of Trustees of
the Internal Improvement Fund of
said State, of the first part. and Hamil-
ton DisstOn. of Philadelphia. Pensyl-
vania, of the second part:
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-11
The Democratic Heart with Cleveland
Lincoln tNeb.J Democrat.


Signed in presence of III. b. Ring.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-11
Chips From the Ties.

T. L. Shortell, travelling passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific at st. Louis, is in ST.
Paul.
There was a light fall of snow reported
from Dakota yesterday, but no trains were
delayed.
The surveyors of the Willmar, Faribault Il
Mississippi are at work eight miles northwest
of Rochester working toward that city.
A. A. Newburv, land agent of the Northern
Pacific for Spokane Falls, w. T., is in st.
Paul.
Jessie B. Barton, who has been assistant
solicitor for the Wisconsin Central lines in
Chicago for the last two years, has sent in his
resignation, TO take effect Jan. 1, 1888.
The Wisconsin Central will make a one: and
one-third rate fare for the round trip to COM
mercial travellers and their families, who
wish to attend the meeting of commercial
travellers in Chicago the latter part of this
month.
The minimum charge on small shipments
to points in Dakota and Minnesota will be 25
cents when the new classification takes eff
feet Dec. 18. This is the result Of a joint
agreement between the Manitoba and North
ern Pacific roads, and has been talked of for
several weeks.
F. E. Greene, who occupied responsible
position in the general superintendent's
Office at the Omaha headquarters in this city
under Mr.. Whitman. while he was superin-
tendent here, will leave in day or two to i'll
a similar position under Mr.. Whitman at
Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-11
THE CHICAGO MARKET.
How Quotations Fluctuated on
the Board Yesterday.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Wheat, corn and
provisions opened higher this morning
but everything sold off easily, and at the
end of the first hour quotations were
lower than they were at the close yes
terday. The strength in wheat was due
to anticipatlOns built on rumOrs about
the government report. May sold down
from S53sc to S5116c with decided press
ure from the top. May corn started in
at 5516c, but by 10:30 5411lc was the quo
tatiOn. The theory that wet weather
will interfere with the movement and
grading of corn. put life into that cereal
at the beginning, but the sentiment of
the crowd was beariSh. and everybody
got onto and commencing selling; the
same bearish conditions prevail in
provisions; light receipt of hogs. 10000
below estimate, made the send off bull
ish with May pork quoted at Sl5.3715.
May lard at SI7213, and March
ribs at the same figure. Packers gave
the bulls more than they wanted, and
pork sold off sharply at Sl5.1212, lard
and ribs in the meantime losing sc. At
the end of the first hour the sentiment
of the floor was beariSh on the whole
list. grain and provisions alike, the
market was held up until after II O'Clock
on expectations as to what the govern
ment report was to be and on statements
that foreigners were buying literally
here and elsewhere. When the govern
ment report came in it was found to be
worthless for speculative purposes. and
the disappointed crowd turned to sell
ing. For once the advance tips were
of, and the crowd discovered that it had
been gulled. The government statis-
tician cOntented himself with published
averages, prices and comparisons and
promising to say something the last of
the month about the area and condition
of winter wheat. This was in the high
est degree unsatisfactory. After the
early break the market rallied,
but from IL o'clock to the
close the course of prices was
steadily downward. Provisions held
more firmly than anything else, but even
there the bullishnesS was resisting
rather than aggressive in quality. 1t
was muleishneSs n stead of bulliShneSS.
Ribs and lard we're fairly firm, and as
compared with Yesterdays close, the
average prices ruling during the day
showed slight Improvement. The close
all around was far from strong and at
the end the temper of the trading crowd
may be described as ridiculOuSly bear
ish. People in the export trade beg to
call attention to the fact that while mill
erS in st. Louis and soma other points
are being forced to pay premium for
cash wheat, No. , spring for January
delivery in Chicago Is relatively 1c
above the quoted price for the same
trade in Liverpool. From this they argue
that the American markets are too high.
The estimate of receipts for Monday are
125 cars of wheat, 270 cars of corn, 120
cars OF oats, and for the week 100000
hogs. The trade is remarking Oh the
scarcity of receipts of No. corn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-11
THERE is A BIG PROTEST
BY Chicago Business Men Regard
ing the Civil Service.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-There have been
no weather reports on the big black
board of the board of trade yesterday or
to-day, and it is doubtful whether they
will appear there again. Sergt. Buell.,
the signal service chief of this station,
who has been making the diagrams, has
been removed to Galveston. Tex, an
Out-Of-the-Way station, on account of un-
satisfactory services, as the department
at Washington has been pleased to style
the offense OF giving out correct predic-
tlOnS OF the weather when the Washing
ton end of the machine had blundered.
The removal was made after two men.
Lieuts. Woodruff and Ellis, had been
sent here within sixty days of each
other to make Investigations, and had
both reported the condition of affairs to
be excellent and the service to be of the
best possible nature. Gen. Greely had
it in for Sergt. Buell. on three accounts:
First Because outside of office hours
he had engaged to make out a weather
map for the board of trade for the sake
of money to enable him to buy house
and lot.
SecOnd-Because the shipping men
and vessel owners relied on Buell's pre-
dictiOnS and not at all on the weather
reports from Washington.
Thirdly-Because when news agents
went up to The signal service office to
get talk about what the weather would
be the sergeant treated them kindly and
gave the informatfoa.
1t has happened more than once that
great loss of life and property has been
prevented by vessel owners getting the
weather prOgnOsticationS from Sergt.-
Buell., instead of relying on the depart
mpnt1S announcements nf tho oliarad
indications, and for this outrageous in
subOrdinatiOn on the part of Sergt Buell.,
Gen. Greely'S soul was VeXed within
him, and in order to find some excuse
for getting rid of him, SubOrdinateS have
been sent from time to time who ac-
knOwledged that their instructions were
to spy on him and shadow
him. The board of trade
committee on meteOrology report
wrote on to Washington begging that
no change be made here, and Congress-
man Durham had personal intervie w
with the hero of the arctic expedition,
that Sergt. Buell. did for us was highly
satisfactory" said w. S. Severance, the
chairman of the board of trade metero-
logical report committees; I'VE were
well pleased with his work, but no at
tentiOn was paid to our request that no
change be made. What can we do?
He's got to go. it seems"
"Will not some effort be made to in
duce the department to send him
back?''
''It's no use. We did all we could.
If Greedy wants to remove him, why
nothing can stop it. What we might
say carries no more weight than what
any other citizen might say, and that's
just nothing"
"Will the daily report be continued
hereafter?"
"Don't know whether it will or not.''
Sergt. Buell. has been in the signal
service for eighteen years, the last two
and half years having been spent
here. His successor, Sergt. Harry G.
Frankfeld, was formerly private sec
retary of Greely's, and has little other
in the department than MAX
ing out forms and simple clerical work.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-11
Cushion Caroms Tournament

Twenty-four games have been played
thus far in the cushion caroms tourna-
ment now in progress at the Standard
billiard hall, and of the contestants
Hayward and Hoa have not yet suffered
defeat. The handicaps have been ar
ranged so as to make the players on
pretty even terms. and interest is in
creasing nightly in the result. Up to
last evening the standing OF the com
petitOrs for the prizes was as follows:
HOa won 4, lost 0: Hayward won 5, lost
0; Melette won 8, lost l; Wakeman won
8, lost 2: Bensinger won 1, lost 8; Cohn
won 2, lost A.; Miller won 0, lost 4; Gray
won 2, lost 8; W0lfson won 2, lost 4;
Smith won 2, lost 8.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-11
IVES AT CHICAGO.
The Ex-Magnate Makes a Mystic
riOuS Visit to the Garden CITY,

thC
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Henry S. Ives
made somewhat mysterious visit to
Chicago yesterday, registering at hotel
as Henry Ironton," and his attorney,
Barrister Boone, registering as II. S.
Booming" Mr.. Ives used the greatest
discretion in his attempts to prevent his
presence being known. but finally adj
mitted that the United States court at
indianapolis had issued an order
restraining President McKeen, of the
Terre Haute Il indianapolis Railroad
company from dispOsing of the stock of
that company. which was held as col
lateral to secure the payment of note
of S66,000, given 10y him. He did not
think there would be any individual
trouble accruing to himself, but he was
sorry to learn that McKeen had got him
self into any difficulty Oh his account
He hoped to get an extension of time in
the pending litigation, and if that was
granted within sixty days he would
make everything straight. He denied
that he had stripped the treasury of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
company of its available cash last June,
but asserted that he had paid to the
treasurer of the company over 5000, 900
to meet all claims against him. He was
not afraid of any criminal prosecutions 4
and defied any one to atfiX any culpable
or financial responsibility to him on ac-
count of his connection with the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton IL Dayton railroad.